giudecca
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giudecca¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian giudecca.
noun giudeccas · giudecche
- A Jewish ghetto in an Italian city. There are not a great many Jews in Sicily, though Syracuse and Trapani have their Giudeccas.
Giudecca²
Rhymes with -ɛkə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Giudecca, from giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). Doublet of Judaica and Judecca.
Despite the name, there is no evidence of any ancient Jewish settlements on the island.
proper noun
- A long island in the Venetian Lagoon separated from the main part of the city by a wide canal.
Translations
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name long island in the Venetian Lagoon
| 한국어 | 주데카 Judeka |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ジュデッカ Judekka, ジュデッカ島 Judekka-shima |
| 中文 | 朱代卡島 /朱代卡岛 Zhūdàikǎ dǎo |
| Italiano | Giudecca |
| Ελληνικά | Τζιουντέκα Tziountéka, Τζουντέκα Tzountéka |
| Русский | Джуде́кка Džudékka |
| العربية | جُودِيكَّا judēkka |
| עברית | ג׳וּדֶקָה Judéka |
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